The sound of heavy rain did not stop all night long, and the dark clouds gathered like thousands of troops and horses, galloping over the ancient city, and the thunder and lightning in the meantime were like the snoring of Pegasus.
Si Ming sat alone by the window, her long silver hair hanging down on the ground, twisting and stacking, and her snow-like cheeks reflected the electric light. She opened her eyes and cast her gaze towards the sky. Wherever her eyes fell, there was electric fire tearing apart the sky. , as if the celestial phenomena were not natural, but the reflection of phantoms in her pupils.
The overwhelming rain seemed to have cut off the world, and Siming's face became increasingly indifferent. That indifference was not cold, but ruthless.
She stared at the heavy rain, and her spiritual world seemed to be usurped by the heavy rain and drowned by the cold rain.
This state has lasted for many days. Siming knew that this was a sign of the divinity returning to the body. When the divinity returned completely, she would be able to remove the human nature that had invaded the sea of consciousness like weeds during the seven hundred years of suffering. Repression becomes the dominant force of the spirit.
This should have been a joyful thing, symbolizing that she could take a step closer to becoming the Lord of the Kingdom of God.
But instead of feeling any joy at this moment, Siming felt deep fear. God is proud of everything, and there should be no fear...but she is always uneasy.
Siming dismissed the sword technique in his hand, opened his eyes, stood up and closed the window, turning his back to the heavy rain outside the window, his eyes swept across the house, the carved antlers, the peony vase, the gums... She established a relationship with them little by little. There is no connection.
Finally, she looked at Ning Changjiu, who was sleeping.
If the monkey demon were present, it would be able to see clearly the dense and complex lines entangled between the two people.
Ning Changjiu slept peacefully tonight and didn't say anything strange.
Siming sat by the bed for a while, watching him. It was almost early morning, and Ning Changjiu slowly woke up.
Siming glanced at him and asked, "What did you dream about last night?"
Ning Jiujiu rubbed his head and said, "You may not believe it, but in my dream, um... I read a book all night."
A smile appeared on Siming's cold face: "Your lies are getting more and more false."
Ning Jiujiu sighed, thinking that you believed the lie a few days ago, but you don't believe the truth today... Forget it, I don't have the same knowledge as this girl who doesn't like reading!
Ning Changjiu comforted himself in his heart, recalling the mystery in the volume, and still couldn't help but marvel.
If it weren't for the formidable enemy of Bailu Shouxing, he would even want to take a nap.
Si Ming sat down in front of the makeup mirror. Ning Changjiu stood up, walked behind her, and suddenly asked, "Would you like some makeup?"
Siming frowned and said, "Don't you think it's beautiful now?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "I'm just curious whether a perfect thing can become more beautiful if another symbol of beauty is added to it."
"Oh, let me tell you a story." Siming smiled lightly: "There once was a genius monk in the Kingdom of God. The speed of his flying sword reached the limit of the world's rules. In order to break through his own speed limit, he thought of a Method."
"What solution?" Ning Jiujiu asked.
Siming smiled and said: "He stepped on the flying sword. When the speed of the flying sword reached its extreme, he started running on the sword."
Ning Jiujiu frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of her words, and just asked: "So do you want to put on some makeup?"
"Playing the piano to a cow!" Siming snorted coldly and said indifferently: "The goddess is not stained by dust. Everything in the world is dust, including rouge and gouache."
Ning sighed for a long time, looked at her beautiful face in the mirror, and combed her long, silky hair.
Although the lightning and thunder outside the window were less frequent, they still sounded from time to time.
The two drank morning tea sprinkled with deer antlers and chatted for a while. Siming suddenly looked out of Shangzi's dim window and said, "Here we come."
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The clouds above the heavy rain were calm and glowing with a faint silver light. A white deer dyed with silver light stepped through the clouds, as if stepping on isolated islands on the sea, leaping deftly towards the direction of Biqiu Peak. The heavy rain was falling between the deer's hooves. There was a roaring sound below.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door of Ning Changjiu and Siming's room.
Siming's fingertips moved slightly, and the door opened slightly. The pink and jade girl stood outside the door. She was about to come in, but as soon as her feet hit the ground, she screamed in pain and staggered back.
She looked at the woman wearing a demon fox mask sitting quietly in the room and quickly apologized.
But there is resentment hidden in the heart of the virgin... Huh, she has such a good figure, but she wears a mask to cover her face. I don't think she really looks good. Besides, this night, a man and a woman were alone in the same room, and no sound was heard. , this is obviously unreasonable... Well, it can't be because the man is not good, right
The girl lowered her head and said with a faint look, "Sir, miss, Grandpa, the birthday girl, invites you."
As she spoke, the girl took out two red umbrellas and placed them gently by the door.
Si Ming looked at the red umbrella and remembered that Zhao Xiang'er liked red umbrellas. She said quietly: "Change the umbrella, I don't like this color."
The girl was stunned for a moment, thinking that she was making things difficult for her. After cursing secretly, she obediently went to change into an ancient paper umbrella with beige paper.
Siming looked at the girl, shook his head slightly, and said, "The atmosphere in Biqiu Peak is really weird. A little flower spirit dares to be so arrogant to the guests."
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said, "Could it be that you are too sensitive?"
Siming asked coldly: "Why am I so sensitive?"
Ning Jiujiu pondered for a moment, thinking of many past events, and hesitated: "It's not appropriate to say it."
Siming was startled for a moment, then she realized what was happening. Her eyes instantly narrowed and she rushed toward Ning Changjiu.
The girl sneered and shook her head when she heard the screams that suddenly sounded in the wing.
Humph, no matter how arrogant you are, will you become a prisoner when you meet the birthday boy later
After the fight in the house ended, Ning Changjiu stood up helplessly while rubbing his wrists and shoulders. Si Ming clasped his hands behind his back and walked out with a frosty face.
Red and beige umbrellas were opened in the rain, with patterns of small flowers dotting the surface.
In early spring, the mountain flowers were in full bloom. Following the guidance of the boys and girls, they walked along the road. The road washed by the heavy rain was covered with petals, as soft as a blanket. In the quiet morning, a wooden building stood in the distance. But a warm light has lit up.
That is the mansion of Bailu longevity star, with the words "Wanshou Tower" written on the plaque.
The boys and girls led them outside the door.
The door slowly opened, and the luxurious and exquisite decoration of the ancient building came into view. The virgin and the boy smiled and said: "Welcome guests."
Ning Changjiu and Siming walked into the building.
The architectural style of this ancient building is very human-like, and the ancient wood carvings are also very traditional. They are all peaches, turtles, white deer, and flowers. The walls of the doors and windows are decorated with rice patterns, standing next to the pillars in the wall. Set up a rice vat with grains.
There is inexhaustible rice in the vat.
It is conceivable that the person living in this building must be an old man.
After entering the door, boys and girls came to greet them.
They were only seven or eight years old, but all of them were beautiful embryos. They shaved their eyebrows, put on light makeup on their pink faces, and smiled softly at the two guests, making them lovable.
Siming dismissed this.
"Guest, please come inside."
The door in front slid open to both sides, and the boys and girls each opened a curtain. The bright light came in from the inner room, reflecting the gleaming brilliance.
Ning Jiujiu and Siming looked at each other and walked in slowly.
The dome of the house inside is very high, and the space is huge. The house is in the shape of a semicircle, with a square pool in the middle. Gorgeous candlelight is reflected in the pool. Outside the pool, there are boys and girls sitting, all dressed in shabby clothes. Clothes suitable for the age, with colorful flowers and continuous laces, look like a field of colorful flowers.
They knelt and sat on both sides of the road, holding candlesticks in their hands and holding them on their heads. Their childish beauty bloomed in the ambiguous candlelight.
Siming glanced lightly and stepped lightly on the soft blanket covered with flowers. Her black clothes and long silver hair fluttered with her figure, but it was like a bright breeze in this gorgeous hall.
The young child standing bent aside raised her face, her makeup was exaggeratedly cute. She took the umbrellas from the two of them, put them away gently, and then led them to the guests' seats.
The two of them sat down at the wooden table that had been arranged.
The boys and girls poured tea for them.
Ning took a long look at the tea, and then at Siming. Siming gently lifted a strand of his mask, revealing his perfect jawline. She pressed her lips to the edge of the teacup, pressed it gently, and took a sip. Calm and elegant.
Many boys and girls saw this scene. They held their breath and watched secretly. Although they only saw the tip of the iceberg, they felt the suffocating beauty.
Ning Jiujiu took a sip of tea.
In the pool in front, the lotus river lanterns slowly spread out, and several figures floated out from the river lanterns, transforming into singers. They were different from the girls around them. They were all graceful and graceful, as graceful as smoke.
Ning quietly admired the dance in the pool for a long time, his eyes calm.
The dance came to an end. Behind the fire-like screen in front, a deer-like shadow stepped out of the light. When it exited the screen, it turned into an old man with a cane and a cheerful smile.
The old man has white hair and long beard, and wears a bun with a camellia pinned to it.
He holds a fly whisk in his right hand and a cane in his left hand. He is wearing a yellow and black Taoist robe full of symbols of Yao Gua.
The old man bowed his hands to Ning Changjiu and Si Ming and said, "The two distinguished guests have come from afar. I feel sorry for you, but I didn't tell you that you were far away and made us wait for two more days. I feel really guilty."
"It's okay." Ning Jiujiu also said politely to him.
Bailu Shouxing slowly walked to the other side of the pond. He asked with a smile: "I wonder what you like, Master? I have been operating on this hilltop for hundreds of years, and there are countless jeweled beauties in the world. I wonder if I can fall into the eyes of the two gods." .”
Siming looked around and said, "Is this what you call a beauty?"
In the Wanshou Building, the childish girls holding candles or vases all looked sad, but they dared not speak out.
Bailu Shouxing smiled and said: "These are all flower essences selected from a million. Each of them is a perfect embryo. They will definitely be unparalleled beauties in the future. I raised them from childhood and watched the flowers bloom before they became more beautiful." Beautiful."
Ning Jiujiu thought of the flower-protecting bells on the mountainside, which were pulled up to drive away white deer from stealing food.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill as he looked at the flower essences in the Wanshou Tower and the old man in Taoist robes with white beard and hair.
Bailu longevity star clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Ling'er, Huan'er, come play the piano and dance for the guests."
Two virgins walked out of the crowd. They walked gracefully to the center of the Wanshou Tower. Their postures became taller with their steps. They bowed deeply and transformed the harp and colorful satin in their hands. One played the harp and the other danced. The already bright lights danced even more dazzlingly.
Ning didn't look at the woman dancing and playing the piano for a long time, but just stared at the white deer longevity star.
Bailu Shouxing narrowed his eyes and smiled. He also looked at the other party and said, "You two have just come to Ten Thousand Demons City not long ago."
Ning Changjiu smiled and said, "It's really only a few days."
Bailu Shouxing said: "A lot of monsters have escaped from the City of Ten Thousand Monsters recently. Alas, rumors came from nowhere that the saint was going to die and the city was going to collapse. Many little monsters who couldn't sit still were so scared that they escaped overnight. There are also a lot fewer guests coming to the City of Ten Thousand Demons. It’s not easy for the two of you to come from such a long distance.”
Ning Jiujiu asked: "How do you know we came all the way here?"
The White Deer birthday boy twirled his beard and smiled without saying a word. The girl beside him said with a sweet voice: "I have told the guests a long time ago that our birthday boy has great supernatural powers and is very knowledgeable about the calculations of heaven and man. When the two guests came, Grandpa asked us to prepare for the guests."
Siming chuckled softly and said: "The calculation of heaven and man? Is it because of the Tianbang that is known to the whole world?"
Ning Jiujiu also understood.
Tianbang had issued a list to recall the power of the underworld kings who were scattered all over the world. Bailu Shouxing obviously also got the news, and he had a copy in his hand, so he knew in advance that they would come to Ten Thousand Demons City sooner or later.
Bailu Shouxing looked at the woman in the fox mask and said, "You are the rumored Sect Master Si who is the fourth in the world?"
Siming didn't think that the fourth person in the world was an elegant name. Her attitude was neither cold nor indifferent. She blew away the hot air floating on the tea and hummed.
Bailu longevity star looked at the young man beside him and asked: "Then who is..."
Siming said: "Disciple of the sect."
Bailu Shouxing nodded thoughtfully and reconsidered their identities.
"..." Ning Changjiu thought to himself that being an apprentice is better than being a slave.
Siming took a sip of tea, pushed the tea cup in front of him, and said, "Disciple, please help me fill it up."
Ning Jiujiu became more and more suspicious that she had some tendency, but when he went out, he still gave Si Ming enough face: "Yes, Master."
Siming nodded with satisfaction.
Bailu Shouxing looked at the master and apprentice, who had a good relationship, and said: "How was your stay these two days? Did my children entertain you attentively? If the guests don't like singing and dancing, I also have a good friend named Baimian. Fox, we have set up a theater troupe in the outer city and can perform everything. When the time comes, I can call him over to congratulate you two."
Siming chuckled and shook his head, and said, "No need. Jumping through fire rings, breaking rocks, and playing clowns are not surprising. My disciple is good at singing and dancing, and he often makes me happy with this."
"..." Ning Jiujiu gritted his teeth and said, "Master, just be happy."
The longevity star of Bailu twirled his beard and smiled for a while, then praised: "Expensive
Sect disciples are really versatile. "
Ning drank tea in silence for a long time.
Siming put down his tea cup, and the bright lights in the building seemed to dim a bit.
She said: "Let's get down to business. You know what we want here."
Bailu longevity star smiled slightly and said: "Before getting down to business, let me tell you a story first."
The two of them did not speak and looked at him quietly. Bailu Shouxing was a strong man who had entered the five realms for the first time, but he still felt the tingling sensation. His expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "A long time ago, although the demon clan It is also declining, but the world is vast, and there are always many places to stay. It’s just that the demon cities in the past are mostly pig pens where the ancient gods kept them, and the demons raised there are no different from chickens, ducks, pigs and dogs.”
The boys and girls were all silent, and the candlelight in their hands dimmed a bit.
"Thousands of years ago, the Bhikkhu Kingdom was a special place. It was located in a corner and had not been touched by the ancient gods. During it, there were auspicious clouds, flowers and brocades, fairies scattering peaches, and purple energy coming from the east...
However, there is no eternal pure land in the world. Soon after, the country of Bhikkhu was set foot by an ancient god. The ancient god called himself the king. He established the country in Bhikkhu and forced me and the Hundred-Faced Fox to be the national teachers. At first, when it established the city in Bhikkhu Country, His treatment of the demon tribe was not too bad. He only treated the demon tribe's people as slaves and did not kill them all. But one day..."
Bailu Shouxing paused for a moment before he sighed and said: "One day, the king summoned me and the Hundred-faced Fox, took us to the secret room in the forbidden area, and showed us a sacred artifact descended from heaven... It was an octagonal corniceed treasure on the shelf in the pavilion. , an alchemy furnace with yin and yang painted on the bottom and four bronze dragons tied to it! The furnace is full of soot and the flames have died down. The monarch calls it the Supreme Immortal Furnace, and it is said to be a relic of the Immortal Court that fell to the human world."
"The king told us that this furnace can refine the elixir of immortality!"
Hearing this, Ning Changjiu couldn't help but shook his head.
Bailu Shouxing continued: "Alchemy requires medicinal materials. He wants to use our hands to kill 1,110 young demons, take their hearts, and use them as medicine to make a peerless elixir."
"Of course the Hundred-faced Fox and I didn't want to kill our own people. In the forbidden area, we exchanged glances, and then rushed towards the king... Alas, it was a long time after it and I woke up again. In front of us, there were piles of There is a living, still beating heart, and in front of the plate sitting on the heart, stands a black shadow, with a spear tied around the shadow, and a head on the spear, which is the head of the monarch."
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Is that black shadow a saint?"
"Yes." Bailu Shouxing sighed, showing a look of nostalgia, and said: "The monarch has controlled our spirits and made us the chief culprits of alchemy, even... scapegoats! When the saint came to the Bhikkhu Kingdom, More than five hundred monsters have been killed. It is said that the Hundred-faced Fox and I were pushed to the gallows that day. The king walked out of the palace in fear, crying and complaining about being coerced by us. When the knife was about to fall, fortunately the saint The fire eye saw through the king's conspiracy and killed him, giving me and the old fox a chance to atone for our sins... "
As the story came to an end, many boys and girls in the audience hid their faces and began to cry.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "What does the story you told have to do with the power of Lord Ming?"
Bailu Shouxing said: "The authority of the Underworld Lord is related to the Supreme Demonic Furnace. I later found out that the monarch was a fallen immortal, and the alchemy furnace was originally owned by him. He obtained a share of the authority of the Underworld Lord in the human world. I thought Refining them with the most pure Yang fire and the most Yin cold resentment, integrating them into one body, gaining the power of reincarnation, and regaining the great road!"
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Where do you have this alchemy furnace and the authority now?"
Bailu Shouxing hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true."
Ning Jiujiu said: "Are you also planning to refine the power of Ming Lord's authority?"
Bailu Shouxing's old eyes revealed a look of perseverance: "Although the day when the City of Ten Thousand Demons will collapse has not yet come, it is bound to come. I, the demon clan of both the big and small in Biqiu Peak, civilized and uncivilized, total one hundred thousand. Not only that, there were saints who protected us back then, but in the troubled times in the future, there will be no one above us, and as the master of a peak, I should always protect them."
Ning Jiujiu looked at the old man with a hairpin and a fairy-like demeanor, and shook his head gently.
He had seen those ghost temples outside the city.
If White Deer is the Ghost King in their mouth, then the so-called Ghost King is definitely not a good monster.
Si Ming listened quietly for a long time, and his words became more direct: "I am here to gain authority. No matter what your past is, we cannot shake our minds."
Bailu Shouxing said slowly: "In the previous story, I just expressed my determination. The saint handed over the Bhikkhu Peak to me. Of course I have to protect it, even if I die. If you want to kill me, you will kill the entire Bhikkhu Peak." The Monster of the Peak! Even if the future is going to be a turbulent time for all consciences, those who bear a hundred thousand blood debt will never die a good death."
The boys and girls kneeling beside them raised their heads one after another, and their pupils were filled with blood. They all stared at Ning Changjiu and Si Ming as if they were enemies.
Siming sneered and said: "It's high-sounding."
Bailu Shouxing said: "I wonder what Sect Master Si has to say?"
Siming spoke calmly and said: "When you were bewitched by the king and killed five hundred of your own clan, the saint spared your life to atone for your sins, not to let you kill another five hundred demon clan's lives and add them to the alchemy furnace. "
Ning Jiujiu frowned slightly.
Bailu longevity star's expression changed slightly: "What did you say?"
Siming's cold words came out from the fox demon mask and said: "Don't you understand what I said? Although the old monarch was a fallen immortal and was killed by a saint, you... deep down in your heart have never forgotten his words - Refining one thousand one hundred and ten demon hearts can lead to immortality. After the saint dies, no one can suppress your greed anymore, right?"
Bailu Shouxing rolled up his Taoist robe and said coldly: "You are just newcomers to the City of Ten Thousand Demons. Where did you hear the rumors?"
"It's just my guess." Siming's voice was cold, and his tone was gentle and sarcastic: "If it's just a rumor, why do you need to draw your sword?"
Outside the Wanshou Building, which was still cold when they arrived, there were already crowds of demon soldiers. The demon soldiers had antlers on their heads, holding torches in one hand and broad knives in the other. The tips of their knives were pointed at the lights in the building.
Bailu Shouxing said: "If you are here, I am willing to treat you with sincerity. If you come to seize power, then for the sake of the stability of Bhikkhu Peak, I will have to fight with you."
Siming shook his head slightly and said: "You knew we would come a long time ago, but you just prepared some shrimps, soldiers and crabs to die in the future. What? The ginseng fruit trees have no fertilizer to water, so you want to use our hands to add more corpses?"
"The peak is difficult to face. It is the honor of all monsters to contribute to this peak. You will die without regrets." Bailu Shouxing stood up slowly, looked at them, and said: "There is still one missing in the Taishang Dan Furnace. Yao Yin!”
Siming lightly dusted the edge of the teacup, which shattered into powder.
"Disciple, follow me to conquer the demon."
Siming stood up slowly, and the water in the pool condensed into ice.
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(Thanks to the book friend Jian Yisi Sword's fan brother (who has a good ID) for rewarding the hero! Thank you book friend for your support!)